AUSTRALIAN RHODONITE PARCEL 19.3 CTS [MX478 ]

Item Information

This is a parcel of Rhodonite that was mined in Western Australia.The are all of a standared size and ready to be set in jewellery.

Weight 19.3 cts

Size 10x 10x3.6 mm

The hardnessis 5.5–6.5, and the specific gravity3.4–3.7; lusters vitreous, being less frequently pearly on cleavage surfaces. The manganese is often partly replaced by iron, magnesium, calcium, and sometimes zinc which may sometimes be present in considerable amounts; a greyish-brown variety containing as much as 20% of calcium oxide is called bustamite; fowlerite is a zinciferous variety containing 7% of zinc oxide.